Classic Scene: Boarding the Plane
Boarding the plane Casablanca (1942) Dir. Michael Curtiz The Scene: At the climax to one of the greatest films ever made, we finally get to the point where Victor Lazlo will escape Casablanca… Continue reading
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Classic Scene: Train to Tomorrow
Train to Tomorrow Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) Directed by Leo McCarey The Scene: After losing everything materially in the Great Depression and losing their dignity to their ungrateful grown children, the elderly… Continue reading
Classic Scene: ‘Shower Scene’
Shower Scene Psycho (1960) Dir. Alfred Hitchcock The Scene: After stealing $40,000 from her employer, Marion Crane has taken a break at the out of the way Bates Motel. She has been wrestling… Continue reading
Classic Scene: “Who’s on First?”
“Who’s on first?” The Naughty Nineties (1945) Directed by Jean Yarbrough The Scene: Dexter and Sebastian, played by the incomparable comedy duo Abbott and Costello, both work on a showboat in the 1890’s… Continue reading
Classic Scene: Introducing Michael Myers
Introducing Michael Myers Halloween (1978) Dir. John Carpenter The Scene: John Carpenter throws us into the POV of a stalker when his masterpiece begins. The camera glides around the house peering in through… Continue reading
Classic Scene: the Maltese Falcon Reveal
the Maltese Falcon reveal The Maltese Falcon (1941) Dir. John Huston The Scene: Hard boiled Private Eye Sam Spade has reluctantly gathered together with the three miscreants who have plagued him the entire… Continue reading
Classic Scene: ‘Clash of the Monsters’
Clash of the Monsters Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) Dir. Roy William Neill The Scene: Unable to resist his curiosity anymore, Dr. Mannering unleashes the full power of Frankenstein’s monster, much to… Continue reading
Classic Scene: Werewolf Transformation
Werewolf transformation An American Werewolf in London (1981) Dir. John Landis The Scene: David sits and tries to take his mind off of everything by reading a book. But the moon looms overhead… Continue reading
Classic Scene: Insults at the Sandlot
Insults on the Sandlot From The Sandlot Directed by David M. Evans The Scene: Our ragtag group of baseball players are trying to enjoy a game in their beloved sandlot, when their storied… Continue reading
Classic Scene: Munchkin Land
Munchkin Land From the Wizard of Oz Directed by Victor Fleming, 1939 The Scene: Our hero Dorothy and her beloved dog Toto, have just been violently ripped out of their black and white… Continue reading
